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It is also known to promote the skin healing process when superficial wounds occur. This makes it a great choice to help rejuvenate dull or mature skin. Elemi’s skincare uses include supporting aged and dry complexions, balancing sebum (the natural oil your body produces), and reducing the appearance of wrinkles. In general, resin-based oils are great for reducing the appearance of scars and supporting healthy tissue regrowth. It can help clear a cluttered mind, making it easier to focus on whatever you need to get done. To enjoy the grounding and balancing effects of Elemi, diffuse during meditation practices or use in an aromatherapy inhaler to help with mood as needed. Elemi’s calming and soothing properties are wonderful to help quiet an overactive mind and help you to feel centered and focused. Its lovely tangy-sweet scent with peppery and citrusy notes gives this essential oil a unique and complex aroma profile.
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Elemi makes a great meditation buddy!įirst, let’s talk about the emotional benefits of Elemi. No, it won’t mend a snapped fibula, but it still has plenty of practical everyday uses you are going to love. Since then, we’ve learned more about Elemi and how it can play a part in encouraging happy, healthy lives. It was first introduced into European medicine in the sixteenth century and was said to heal wounds and even broken bones !
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Traditionally, it has been used as an incense and an embalming ingredient, not to mention it was added artists’ lacquers and varnish to help increase their artwork’s durability. Not only does this tree create a fragrant essential oil, but its seeds, nuts, and fruit pulp are all edible and the bark is used in baths to help provide postpartum relief. Much like how Frankincense oil is extracted, the trunk of the Canarium luzonicum tree is carefully cut in long horizontal lines to release a white gum resin, which is then steam distilled to create our beloved Elemi Essential Oil. It’s time to get to know this resinous gem and some practical ways you can include it in your life. This oil may not be at the forefront of every EO lover’s list of go-to oils, but maybe that’s just because we don’t give it enough time to shine! Let’s change that. When Frankincense and Myrrh are your very famous relatives, it can be easy to get overlooked-just ask Elemi. By Katrina Scampini, Certified Aromatherapist